Eclipse to dedicate 2012 to Eugene O'Neill

Eclipse Theatre, the Chicago company that selects one playwright per calendar year, has chosen the late, great Eugene O'Neill as its 2012 author.

Productions on the way include "Beyond the Horizon" (directed by Louis Contey), "Ah, Wilderness!" (directed by Steve Scott) and "Long Day's Journey Into Night" (directed by Nathaniel Swift).

Eclipse also is on the move. After several years at the old Victory Gardens/Greenhouse Theatre Center, the company will stage its 2012 shows in the studios of the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave.